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You Used To Be So Cute!

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Rory is doing his chores. Mac is helping!

You missed a bit.

Really?

You're so helpful!

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Mac used to be cute.

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Mac is a grown dog.​

Rory finds some photos of Mac when he was a puppy.

Hey, Mac, you used to be so cute!

Past

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Now

We say used to when we are talking about how things were in the past or past habits.

What do you mean, "used to be"? I am still cute!

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You used to sleep all the time.

We use used to contrast things in the past with the way they are now.

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  • You used to eat vegetables. Now you don't.

  • She used to play hockey. Now she plays football.

  • It used to be easy. Now it's really hard.

  • They used to like that song. Now they can't listen to it anymore.

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Now I want to play football all the time!

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The negative is...

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  • I didn't use to like carrots but now I do. 

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Note: there is no d at the end of use in the past tense.

You didn't use to like socks.

I still don't like socks!

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You used to tip over the bin all the time.

Did I use to make a  big mess?

For questions...

  • Did I use to eat peas?

  • What did you use to do?

  • Where did she use to go?

  • How did we use to make that?

  • Who did they use to know?

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Note: there is no d at the end of use in questions.

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Later, after Rory has finished vacuuming the sitting room...

You used to be great at football. What happened?

I'll show you!

Vocabulary

  • chores: boring work (usually around the house) 

  • puppy: a baby dog

  • tip over: knock over 

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vacuuming

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